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SURVIVOR revealed today in a YouTube livestream the 21 new castaways who will compete against each other when the Emmy(R) Award-winning series premieres its 51st edition, kicking off the series' new "Open Era" with a special two-hour episode, Wednesday, Sept. 23 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. The groundbreaking reality series, which shifts to 90-minute weekly episodes beginning Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8:00 PM, returns with an all-new expanded class of dynamic and determined competitors. The 51st season marks the first of SURVIVOR's "Open Era," in which every twist, every idol, every advantage in the series' history may come into play in any order and without warning. Twenty-six years after it first premiered, SURVIVOR continues to prove both the ultimate test of physical and mental will as well as the adventure of a lifetime. Castaways stranded on the beaches of Fiji are tasked with forming a new society, adapting to their surroundings and navigating an unpredictable social game to ensure their torch stays lit. SURVIVOR, currently nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program, is hosted by five-time Emmy winner Jeff Probst. The following 21 new Castaways, including a professional wrestler, sociology professor, medical student, baseball executive and farmer, are set to embark on the adventure of a lifetime on SURVIVOR 51, where they will test their endurance, strategy and willpower in pursuit of the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million grand prize. - Aaliyah Puglia (24; Gloucester City, NJ; chef) |
posted 9/23/2026 |
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Wonka’s The Golden Ticket is dusting off an iconic set piece from the beloved 1971 film starring Gene Wilder. People reports that the upcoming Netflix game show will feature Wonkavision 2.0, a revamped stage styled after the all-white broadcast studio featured in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In the original film, Wonkavision 2.0 is where Mike Teavee, played by Paris Themmen, was schooled on the effects of TV addiction. The studio will hold some of Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’s challenges, including “Wheel of Misfortune,” “Bubble Jeopardy” and “Steal or No Steal.” Those games will be hosted by game show regulars Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal, America’s Got Talent), Nick Cannon (The Masked Singer, America’s Got Talent) and Wayne Brady (Let’s Make a Deal, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!), who will each appear via hologram. Wonka’s The Golden Ticket showrunners Alison Holloway and Emer Harkin tell People they chose Mandel, 70, Cannon, 45, and Brady, 54, because they are “national treasures beloved for their unpredictable sense of fun and comedy,” and “they fit perfectly into our whimsical Wonka world.” They went on to describe Mandel as the “living embodiment of Willy Wonka,” as he “channeled Gene on set.” Wonkavision 2.0 will feature a “vanishing” illusion, where contestants will “disappear” into and be “transported” between sets. Designed by Australian magician and magic consultant Adam Mada, the illusions use a fade box where contestants can be seen disappearing and reappearing on the studio monitors in real time. “It is a beautiful illusion which uses no camera tricks at all, no post and no editing,” Mada tells PEOPLE. “And it works as well as it does for the camera as it does for the real live contestants inside the set. They actually watch the contestants fade and disappear in front of their eyes.” Holloway tells PEOPLE the contestants were “riveted” by Mada’s illusions, as well as other “mind-boggling tricks.” |
posted 9/23/2026 |
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Keller/Noll Sets Sequence |
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Cleve Keller and Dave Noll, the format creators behind Chopped, America Says and Flip Side, are bringing a new game show format to the small screen. The duo are teaming with Goliath and Perfect Game on Celebrity Sequence, based on Goliath’s global hit board game Sequence. The series, which is in development, reimagines Goliath’s Sequence as a star-driven, high-energy studio competition built around a 16-card game board, polling questions, celebrity assists, wild jacks and a $100,000 endgame. In Celebrity Sequence, teams select cards on a giant game board and answer polling questions with help from one of three celebrities. Strategy, instinct and showmanship collide as players race to build their Sequence – until one team advances to the Ultimate Sequence round for a chance to win $100,000. “Celebrity Sequence is part Match Game, part Family Feud — and all Sequence,” said Noll. “The board game has that rare mix of simplicity, strategy and instant replay-ability. Our job is to honor what people already love about it, then blow it up into a big, funny, celebrity-fueled television format.” Goliath previously teamed with Kelly/Noll on Shark Bite, which is in the final stages of development. Keller/Noll was sought out for the Goliath partnership by Perfect Game, which holds exclusive global media rights to Goliath games. First introduced more than four decades ago, Sequence has sold more than 50 million units in more than 100 countries. The franchise has expanded into 60 different editions, including Paw Patrol Sequence, Sequence Junior, Sequence Cats & Dogs, Sequence Dice, Sequence Stacks, Sequence Jacks Go Wild, Jumbo Sequence and Sequence Deluxe. |
posted 9/23/2026 |
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Tim Janus, a competitive eater who appeared on season 30 of The Amazing Race, has died. He was 49. Janus, also known as Eater X, died “from complications following a long battle with cancer” on September 16, his publicist confirmed in an obituary shared via Major League Eating on Sunday, September 20. “Tim followed his own passions and dreams without regard for the pressures or expectations of society,” Crazy Legs Conti, Janus’s former roommate and a former world oyster-eating champion, noted in the tribute. “He was unique, brilliant and beloved by his friends. He lived his life on his own terms.” Born in Simsbury, Connecticut, Janus graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in political science and public policy. As an adult, he lived in New York City’s East Village. Janus spent 12 years in the competitive eating world, from 2006 to 2018. Known for competing in a face-painted Viking mask, he reached No. 2 in world rankings and became “one of the defining personalities of what participants called the sport’s ‘trophy era.’” Janus was once crowned the world ramen eating champion after he consumed 10.5 pounds in just under eight minutes. He was also named the nigiri world eating champion after eating 141 pieces in six minutes. Back in 2014, Janus competed in the famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on the 4th of July, downing 44 hot dogs. Janus is also credited with introducing the Alternative Beverage Movement to the sport, allowing competitors to have drinks like lemonade or fruit punch at the table instead of only water. In 2016, Janus was inducted into the Major League Eating Hall of Fame after retiring from the sport . “I tell people that I learned a lot about life by eating hot dogs, and I mean it,” he said at the time. “If you care about something and work hard at it, it makes you better.” In addition to being a competitive eater, Janus appeared on several TV game shows. He joined fellow competitive eater Joey Chestnut on The Amazing Race in 2018, but the duo were eliminated in the fourth leg. Janus also became the largest Cash Cab winner in history after taking home $1,600 in 2011. During an appearance on the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2009, Janus won $100,000. Janus was also an adventurer who traveled to Australia to track crocodiles and snakes in the wild, milked a cow and appeared as a TV weatherman on an evening news broadcast. Shortly before receiving his cancer diagnosis, Janus was accepted into the United States Foreign Service and planned to serve abroad on assignment. Janus is survived by his mother, Lucinda Hannon, his father, Peter Janus, his stepmother, Nancy Janus, and his sister, Tess McNair. A celebration of life is planned for October in New York City.
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posted 9/23/2026 |
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Paramount Skydance has settled a lawsuit with dozens of US states, removing a major hurdle to its $110bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery. California Attorney General Rob Bonta told a news conference that state officials agreed to terms after securing commitments to protect competition across film and television, and broadcasting. Still, "the settlement is not a vote of support for this merger," Bonta said. "I don't think these two companies should merge." Paramount chief executive David Ellison hailed the resolution, saying: "Our shared aim was an outcome that best serves consumers, workers and - most importantly -the creative community so vital to the art of visual storytelling." In a statement, Ellison said that now the state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) concerns had been addressed, "we have complete clearance for this merger and look forward to putting these commitments into action". Ellison had previously threatened to move studio operations out of California. However, the WGA said it continues to believe the deal "will cause damage to writers and the industry at large". The guild said it was forced to settle its own lawsuit because, as a non-profit, it could not afford to fight the merger alone without government support. The studio is set to pay $17.5m into the WGA health fund, cover legal fees, and prohibit writer layoffs at CBS News Broadcast for five years. Bonta said the settlement will help boost film production in the US. Under the agreement, Paramount must release at least 30 films each year. To prevent the studio from fulfilling its annual quota with low-budget or automated content, Bonta said there were strict guardrails against "AI-generated" films. Officials wanted to guarantee "real, robust movies" that generate economic activity and put people back to work, he added. If Paramount fails to meet its annual production quota, it will be forced to sell its 49% stake in Miramax. "Divestitures are part of our solutions to all three markets," Bonta said, arguing the deal turned what could have been a "falling off the cliff in domestic production into a huge increase," leading to more movies, jobs, and economic activity. Though Ellison previously indicated the merged company would keep its headquarters in California for the foreseeable future, Bonta clarified that this commitment was not written into the legal agreement. "It's not part of the deal," Bonta said. To ensure remaining terms are enforced, Paramount has agreed to the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee ongoing compliance with the settlement. California led the legal push alongside a coalition of state attorneys general from Arizona, Colorado, and New Jersey. Under the deal's initial terms, Paramount must ensure 20% of all film production takes place in the US for the first two years, rising over 30% over the following three years. While mergers typically lead to corporate overlap and redundancies, Bonta maintained that it would be a "job creator" that will put people back to work across the industry. Thanks to the deal, Bonta said that economic activity would be "$300m to $1.5bn more, at minimum, for film and TV production right here in our country". "Importantly, that is the baseline. That is the minimum," Bonta said, noting that production commitments could surge by up to 700% if Congress passes a federal film tax credit. DEVELOPMENTS SINCE...
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posted 9/21/2026 |
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It’s been about a month since America’s Got Talent fans found out that Simon Cowell would be missing the Season 21 Live Shows for an unspecified amount of time, and it now looks like he won’t be returning to the judges’ table in 2026 at all. On the afternoon of September 22, just hours before Night 1 of the finale, NBC announced that KSI would be stepping in as a guest judge for both the September 22 and September 23 episodes. No updates about Cowell’s condition were given and the music mogul has not shared any information on his own social media. Cowell joined Mel B., Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara for the first Quarterfinals episode of Season 21 on August 18. Ahead of Week 2 on August 25, though, it was revealed that he would be missing some upcoming Live Shows. He has not returned since. Cowell missed his first live episode on August 25, with Crews explaining to the viewers, "You may have noticed that Simon Cowell is not here. He's having an operation that cannot be postponed. It's not an emergency, but it can't be put off. Simon, we are sending you our very best wishes for a speedy recovery and are looking forward to seeing you at the judges' desk very soon." “I want to wish all the finalists tonight the best of luck,” Cowell said. “I am so sad I won’t be there in person, but I will be watching from home.” He also warned guest judge KSI to “hold onto your water when Mel B. is around.” |
posted 9/3/2026 |
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Anjanette Comer, the 1960s ingenue who had leading roles in The Loved One, The Appaloosa and The Baby but passed on two major starring opportunities that could have transformed her career, has died. She was 86. Comer died May 28 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, according to a death certificate filed with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. She battled leukemia and had heart issues. Comer had chances to star opposite Robert Redford in Barefoot in the Park and alongside Warren Beatty in Bonnie and Clyde, but she declined to work in both landmark 1967 releases, and Jane Fonda and Faye Dunaway, respectively, were the ones who would ultimately benefit. In a 1981 interview with UPI’s Vernon Scott, Comer said she rejected both jobs because she “had this very important relationship with a man, an actor, who didn’t want me to work in movies. At that time I was young and naive.” She added that she “hated her career.” The green-eyed Comer, who came from a small town in Texas, also didn’t do herself any favors when she backpedaled on starring with Michael Caine in Funeral in Berlin (1966), a sequel to the Harry Palmer spy thriller The Ipcress File. Unknown to producer Harry Saltzman, she left Germany during filming to be with her boyfriend on weekends and was replaced by Eva Renzi. “I had a reputation for being crazy because I’d walked out on Funeral in Berlin,” Comer said. “And I guess I was crazy. You see, I didn’t build my career slowly like most successful actresses do. After a couple of TV appearances, I became an instant movie star. I didn’t know how to handle it all emotionally.” Comer’s résumé included the Tony Curtis-starring Lepke (1975), Fire Sale (1977), Steven Soderbergh’s The Underneath (1995) and A Bird of the Air (2011) and TV guest-starring stints on Bonanza, Mod Squad, Love, American Style, Mannix, Columbo, Jake and the Fatman, The Blue Knight, Hotel and The Practice. In game shows, Comer was featured on episodes of The Movie Game. The romance that led Comer to lose focus on her career in the ’60s never came to anything, but she was married to author, screenwriter and director Robert Klane (Weekend at Bernie’s, Where’s Poppa?, Fire Sale, Thank God It’s Friday) from 1976 until their 1983 divorce. Survivors include her older sister, Jerra Tillman, who when contacted did not want to comment on Comer’s death. |
posted 9/22/2026 |
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Zynga has launched a new collaboration event for Words With Friends, with Vanna White dropping into the game for the Wheel of Fortune event. Starting today, fans can buy a vowel across both screens as Words With Friends makes its Wheel of Fortune debut. Known as the all-in-one word game destination, Words With Friends has brought millions of players together through a shared love of words, from classic head-to-head matches with friends to solo games and daily challenges. Currently airing its 44th season in syndication and streaming on Peacock, Hulu, and Hulu on Disney+ in the US and on Crave in Canada, Wheel of Fortune continues to be one of the most successful and beloved game shows in television history. Now, the two-word icons are coming together on the same board and giving fans new ways to play, whether they're watching from the couch or making their next move in-game. - Words With Friends Week on Wheel of Fortune (Sept 21-25): Each night during the integration will feature a Words with Friends puzzle using the crossword puzzle category. During the round, the puzzleboard will be stylized to resemble the Words With Friends game board, with random spaces featuring a DL (Double Letter) or TL (Triple Letter) icon. When a contestant correctly calls a consonant that is placed on one of those spaces, the value of the wedge they landed on will be doubled or tripled accordingly. |
posted 9/21/2026 |
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On the heels of Tuesday night, which delivered the show's most-watched premiere in six years, night two of the "Dancing with the Stars" premiere week scored 6.44 million Total Viewers and a 1.32 rating among Adults 18-49 Wednesday night. "Dancing with the Stars" ranked as TV's No. 1 show in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 on both Tuesday and Wednesday across all entertainment programming, including viewership of streaming originals, based on newly available overnight Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings. Tuesday's premiere (6.77 million and 1.44 rating) topped its nearest linear competitor, NBC's "America's Got Talent," by +53% in Total Viewers (4.43 million) and by +260% in Adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), and led its nearest competitors on streaming, Paramount+'s "Special Ops: Lioness" (848,000 Total Viewers on day 3 of availability for its most recent episode) and HBO Max's "Lanterns" (0.35 Adults 18-49 rating on day 3 of availability for its most recent episode). Wednesday's special telecast led its nearest competition in primetime on linear, NBC's "America's Got Talent-Wed" (3.82 million) in Total Viewers and CBS' "Big Brother-Wed" (0.58 rating) in Adults 18-49, and outperformed the day's top streaming title, Amazon's "Reacher" (4.79 million and 1.08 rating, respectively, on the premiere day of its most recent episode) in both measures. In Adults 18-49, "Dancing with the Stars" Night 1 (1.44 rating) and Night 2 (1.32 rating) stand as TV's two biggest entertainment telecasts since ABC's presentation of "The Oscars(R)" (3/15/26). Tuesday's season premiere jumped +35% over last year's premiere among Adults 18-49 (1.44 rating vs. 1.07 rating), with the show's best premiere performance in the key Adult demographic in nine years - since 9/18/17. In addition, among young women, "Dancing with the Stars" scored its best season premiere delivery among Women 18-34 (2.50 rating) in 13 years - since the Season 17 premiere on 9/16/13. Wednesday's 10 p.m. first-ever "DWTS After Party" delivered a 0.48 rating in Adults 18-49, scoring the best 10 p.m. telecast of any network in over 2 1/2 years - since 2/28/24, with NBC's "Chicago PD," based on regularly-scheduled entertainment programming, excluding NFL/event lead-in nights. |
posted 9/21/2026 |
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James Sloyan, the busy character actor who appeared in films including The Sting and Xanadu and played Madeline Kahn’s husband on her short-lived 1980s ABC sitcom, has died. He was 85. Sloyan died July 22 at his home in Sherman Oaks, his family announced over the weekend. Star Trek fans know him for his five appearances as a member of four species across The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager in the 1990s, and he served as the voice of Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus in commercials for 18 years starting in 1989. In George Roy Hill’s The Sting (1973), winner of the Oscar for best picture, Sloyan helped set the plot in motion with his turn as Mottola, the numbers runner who works for racketeer Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) and falls victim to a “pigeon drop scam” perpetrated by Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) and Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones). And in the Olivia Newton-John musical fantasy Xanadu (1980), he played Simpson, the tyrannical boss of Michael Beck’s artist Sonny Malone at AirFlow Records. Sloyan landed the role of Kahn’s husband, a guy who writes steamy romance novels under the pen name Crystal Love, but the 1983-84 show — the first produced by Carsey-Werner Productions — lasted just 18 episodes. Sloyan, who moved to California in 1973, appeared in The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight (1971) and on episodes of The Doctors, The Streets of San Francisco, Kojak and Delvecchio before landing a regular role on the 1977 ABC drama Westside Medical. He played a Romulan admiral and then the son of the Klingon Worf (Michael Dorn) on Next Generation, the Bajoran scientist Dr. Mora on Deep Space Nine and the Haakonian scientist Ma’bor Jetrel on Voyager. His TV résumé also included the telefilms The Disappearance of Aimee, starring Faye Dunaway and Bette Davis, and The Billionaires Boys Club and stops on Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Lou Grant, Falcon Crest, Knots Landing, Cagney & Lacey, Moonlighting, Murder, She Wrote, Quantum Leap, The X-Files and NYPD Blue. Sloyan's sole game show appearance was a week's worth of episodes of "The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour". “Friends and colleagues remember him always present, always curious, courageous, inventive and loyal as well as brash, mouthy and very urban. He was one-of-a-kind,” his family said. Survivors include his wife, actress Deirdre Lenihan (Needles and Pins, The Waltons), whom he married in 1973, and their children, Daniel, a musician, and Samantha Sloyan, an actress (The Life of Chuck, Dr. Penelope Blake on Grey’s Anatomy). His brother, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Patrick Sloyan, died in February 2019. |
posted 9/21/2026 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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Alan Cumming is set to banish more celebrities after Peacock handed The Traitors a supersized three-season renewal. The mystery entertainment series has been picked up through Season 8 at the NBCUniversal streamer. It comes after the Studio Lambert-produced show won its third consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Cumming won his third consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality Or Reality Competition Program. The show itself came home with seven Emmy nominations and wins. After winning the Emmy on Sunday, Cumming said: “The audience is so amazing. It is so diverse, and it’s just incredible the way you all get together and watch the show together. That is so beautiful, that a show about treachery and betrayal brings people together.” The move is not a surprise given that the show is Peacock’s second-biggest title after Love Island USA, and its fourth season, which premiered in January, was up 72% over Season 3. The three-season renewal comes after The Traitors was already renewed for Season 5, which will premiere next year. Before that, NBC will air a civilian version of the show, premiering on September 17 "The Traitors" will be back next year with an all-new celebrity lineup of 23 reality and pop culture icons set to compete, deceive and bring the heat to the roundtable. The celebrity contestants participating are: Meanwhile, NBC's "The Traitors: New Blood" has just debuted, featuring everyday Americans competing for the prize. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and stream the next day on Peacock. |
posted 9/18/2026 |
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I Think I Can Beat Wayne Rooney |
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Fresh from answering Erling Haaland's challenge to fulfil his World Cup rowing pledge and take to New York's Hudson River after Norway's dramatic World Cup victory over Brazil, Wayne Rooney is returning to the BBC this autumn for his biggest challenge yet: taking on a new guest every week in a battle of football (C-Note: or soccer for us Yanks) knowledge. The BBC's visualised podcast Can You Beat Wayne Rooney? will see the former England captain and Manchester United legend put his football brain to the test against a series of famous faces from the worlds of sport, entertainment and popular culture. Hosted by comedian Alex Brooker and available to watch on BBC Sport's Football YouTube channel and BBC iPlayer and to listen to on BBC Sounds and all major podcast platforms, the weekly series combines football trivia, fierce competition and unforgettable stories from one of the greatest careers in the game. While guests will arrive convinced they can beat him, every question unlocks a story from Wayne's extraordinary journey through football, taking audiences behind the scenes of dressing rooms, title races, international tournaments and some of the sport's most iconic moments. Whether revisiting famous goals, legendary teammates or career-defining matches, Can You Beat Wayne Rooney? offers football fans a unique opportunity to hear the stories behind the headlines while watching Wayne's competitive side emerge as he tries to protect his reputation against a fresh challenger every week. Wayne Rooney said: “Anyone who knows me knows I’m competitive, whether it’s on a football pitch, playing paddle or on a golf course and even rowing on the Hudson River. When Erling called me out to honour my challenge after Norway beat Brazil, there was no way I was backing out. That’s probably why I know I’m going to enjoy this series so much. We’ve evolved the podcast to lean into that competitive side of my personality, because I know that’s something the people love to see. Every guest will turn up thinking they can beat me and, honestly, I don’t like losing. A single question can take you straight back to a dressing room, a match or a moment you haven’t thought about in years. We’ve got some great guests lined up, plenty of laughs and some fantastic football conversations". Alex Brooker said: “Wayne is an absolute winner, he hates losing. I can’t wait to see every guest arrive trying to take him down and Wayne determined not to let it happen! Add in the incredible stories that come from the questions and you’ve got something football fans are going to love. It’s going to be a lot of fun.” Can You Beat Wayne Rooney? will be available from Autumn on BBC Sounds, BBC Sport's Football YouTube channel, BBC iPlayer and all major podcast platforms. It will be produced in Manchester by Persephonica, the company behind popular BBC Sounds podcast Games Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast, among others. |
posted 9/18/2026 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series "The Voice" returns for a milestone season 30 on Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, kicking off a three-night premiere event that continues on Tuesday, Sept. 22 and Wednesday, Sept 23. All episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock. Joining for the first time are icon Queen Latifah and country superstar Riley Green, with fan-favorites Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine rounding out the coaching panel. The new season marks the first-ever simulcast on Peacock for an NBC entertainment program. Additional updates to the format reenergizing the competition include: TikTok teams up with "The Voice" for a multifaceted season-long partnership. This venture will include embedding high-profile creators into the show for unprecedented BTS access, TikTok live companion pre- and post-show broadcasts, and tracking on-platform sharing, with a TikTok reward for the most-shared artist at the end of the season. A dedicated TikTok-themed episode will also air during the thrilling live show run. "The Voice" also joins forces with female-founded and led media and entertainment juggernaut, Betches. Tailor-made for season 30, Betches will leverage its distinct tone to connect social audiences to the show through fresh content and editorial coverage. Their creators also team up with this season's coaches, keeping audiences engaged beyond the screen. As previously announced, a first-of-its-kind partnership between Live Nation Studios, The Governors Ball Music Festival and "The Voice" will award the season 30 winner with a performance slot on the Governors Ball 2027 main stage. |
posted 9/17/2026 |
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The volume of reality TV production in Los Angeles has been falling over the last five years and the situation is set to worsen as one of the biggest music competition shows is set to leave the city. Deadline understands that American Idol is moving production from Los Angeles to the Atlanta area in Georgia. The ABC show is moving production for its upcoming Season 25, which premieres in the new year, Fremantle, which produces the show with Sony Pictures Television-backed 19 Entertainment, confirmed to Deadline. The source reports that Fremantle is in final talks with a studio complex in the area but that it has not signed the deal. Georgia is one of the main shooting locations outside of L.A. and New York in the U.S. and has been the home for various Marvel movies and shows such as Captain America: Brave New World and Wandavision as well as unscripted series such as Fox’s The 1% Club and ABC game show Press Your Luck, hosted by Elizabeth Banks. It comes after Fox moved production of one of the other big music competition series – The Masked Singer – out of the state and to New Jersey for Season 15. One of the reasons that Fox is moving The Masked Singer is that The Garden State offers production tax incentives of 30% on qualified expenses with up to 40% on certain studio projects and unlike many states, including California, allows all types of unscripted shows to qualify. This is similar in Georgia, which offers up to a 30% tax credit for unscripted and reality television productions that spend at least $500,000 in the state, which is one of the main reasons for the Idol move. Idol’s departure from California will be a blow for reality production in the state. FilmLA recently released data for production in the second quarter of the year and while television rose overall from last year, unscripted productions in LA had 40% fewer shoot days than in the second quarter of 2025. Over the last five years, it has seen a 62.7% drop, per the organization. |
posted 9/17/2026 |
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"Dragula" Returns for Seven |
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The genre-defining competition series The Boulet Brothers' Dragula will return for its seventh season on Tuesday, October 27, streaming exclusively on Shudder and AMC+. The four-time Emmy-nominated series, created and hosted by the Boulet Brothers, recipients of the Critics Choice Association's Reality TV Award, is Shudder's highest-performing unscripted original franchise and continues to be one of the platform's most popular series. The new season also marks the tenth anniversary of its original Halloween debut. The forthcoming seventh season features some of the series' most brilliantly unhinged and cutting-edge underground artists, a collection of beloved guest judges including Rose McGowan, Doug Jones, David Dastmalchian, Harvey Guillén, Rachel True, Darren Stein, Lloyd Kaufman, Brandon Rogers, James A. Janisse, Chelsea Rebecca, Yvie Oddly, Lauren LaVera, Bailey Sarian, Howard Berger, and previous The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winners Landon Cider, Dahli, and Asia Consent, and the craziest elimination challenges in ten years of the show. The season will also pay homage to the grimy, tactile VHS horror of the 1980s and '90s through ambitious cinematic sequences that will celebrate some of the genre's most iconic films. "Ten years ago, we opened the gates to our world without a roadmap, a television network or any idea of how far this strange underground experiment would take us. Today, Dragula has become an internationally recognized and Emmy-nominated franchise, but its heartbeat remains the same: fearless artists, disruptive ideas and a refusal to play it safe," said the Boulet Brothers. "For season 7, we wanted to celebrate everything that has always made Dragula dangerous and different while pushing the series into its next era. We cast raw, hungry artists who were completely unprepared for what was waiting for them, creating a season that feels unpredictable, cinematic and alive in a way that takes us back to the beginning." "Over the last decade, The Boulet Brothers' Dragula has grown into a genre-defining franchise and a cornerstone of Shudder's programming," said Nick Lazo, SVP of Development and Production at Shudder. "We are honored to have been part of that journey with the Boulet Brothers, who have become influential voices in modern horror, and look forward to bringing fans another unforgettable and jaw-dropping season just in time for Halloween." Ten years after unleashing the Boulet Brothers' world of drag, filth, horror and glamour, The Boulet Brothers' Dragula has grown tremendously, garnering four Emmy nominations, three GLAAD Media Award nominations and two Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards. The series also earned the Critics Choice Association's Reality TV Award at the 3rd Annual Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television in 2026. |
posted 9/17/2026 |
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FOX Nation will premiere the first two episodes of its all-new original dating series, Chris Harrison's The Vow, on November 11, announced Lauren Petterson, president of FOX Nation. Hosted by longtime reality television personality Chris Harrison, the series marks his highly anticipated return to the relationship genre. New episodes will premiere weekly on Wednesdays, culminating with the season finale on December 9. Across six episodes, one eligible bachelor, 30-year-old Jace Cates, embarks on a relationship journey with ten women, each seeking lasting commitment and marriage. Through curated dates and real-world compatibility challenges, Chris Harrison's The Vow explores whether shared values, faith, communication, and long-term goals can build a relationship designed to last long after the cameras stop rolling. At a time when much of modern dating culture is driven by fleeting connections and social media attention, the series offers a different approach by placing the focus on meaningful relationships, commitment and building a life together. In making the announcement, Petterson said, "Chris Harrison helped shape one of television's most recognizable genres, and we're thrilled to partner with him on a fresh, thoughtful take that returns the focus to what so many people are ultimately searching for: a genuine connection built to last. This series explores the conversations, values and real-life moments that matter long after production ends, and we believe audiences will connect with its authentic and hopeful approach to finding lasting love." Harrison added, "I'm so excited to be back helping people find love, and FOX Nation has been an incredible partner in bringing this vision to life. We were inspired by the faith-driven renaissance happening across America, and as a result, I believe we've created the most authentic dating show on television today. At a time when so many people feel dating has become harder than ever, The Vow asks a simple but important question: Can genuine, lasting love still be found in the modern world? The stakes couldn't be higher. I'm incredibly proud and honored to put my name on this show." Returning to the genre he helped define, Harrison guides participants through honest conversations and pivotal decisions that test far more than chemistry. From navigating conflict and communication to discussing faith, family and future goals, the series examines the real-life questions that shape successful marriages while encouraging contestants to leave the process if they no longer believe the relationship has a genuine future. During the season, Sean and Catherine Lowe, one of the most enduring success stories in the genre, will make an appearance to share their experience and offer advice on what it takes to build a lasting partnership. Produced in partnership with Lionsgate Alternative Television, Chris Harrison's The Vow is executive produced by Chris Harrison, Lauren Zima, Nicholas Caprio, Tom Huffman, showrunner and executive producer Louis Caric, with Elan Gale serving as consulting producer, casting by Lindsay Liles and directed by Michael Shea. Chris Harrison's The Vow is distributed internationally by FOX Entertainment Global, which holds finished tape and format rights. |
posted 9/17/2026 |
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